Grow Where You Are Planted: Exploring Horticulture in Times of Crisis

Humans have always turned to horticulture and gardening in times of crisis. Through wars, pandemics, and natural disasters, we find hope in the promise of revitalization through crop production. Grow Where You Are Planted provides an anthropological look at how humans predictably turn to food production and gardening in times of social stress and economic uncertainty. With climate change ever-looming, many of us strive to find alternative ways to achieve food independence. We're moving away from big box grocery stores, factory-farmed meats, and unsustainable food transportation systems by turning to community gardening, sustainable growing practices, and optimizing available growing space, like rooftop gardens and vertical growing technologies. We are again seeing a resurgent interest in growing our own food in sustainable and independent ways. Using an erudite mix of in-depth research and storytelling, this book proposes an innovative approach toward obtaining food security. By encouraging the cultivation of species endemic to Canada, Grow Where You Are Planted affirms a radical new course for the future of food.